Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain

Paris · 2017

Living room with a marble fireplace and period boiseries, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris

Two large apartments in a Haussmann building in the 7th arrondissement, to be joined, with two bathrooms between them — the wc on one side, the shower on the other. The Architecte des Bâtiments de France protected the boiseries, the moulded ceilings and the existing fireplaces: none of it could be touched. I gave every bedroom its own bathroom and put a kitchen on each floor, and the client accepted the ducted air conditioning that made the whole thing possible — a retail-scale installation inside a historic building with old and limited services, done with specialist engineers.

Living room with tall French windows and original boiseries, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
Living room seating area with herringbone parquet floor, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
Red velvet armchairs on herringbone parquet flooring, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
Marble fireplace mantel beneath a crystal chandelier, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
Console table with round mirror and glass vessels against boiseries, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris

Rimadesio, Baxter, B&B Italia, Cassina, Moroso, Twils, Giorgetti, Living Divani and Knoll for the furniture; Flos, Davide Groppi and Italamp for the lighting; Domenico Mori tiles, Rubelli curtains, Elitis wallpaper, Italian marble, CP parquet and a Glas Italia glass partition in the bathroom. The joinery is my father's.

Entrance hallway with a green velvet bench, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
Bedroom corner with a round mirror and mustard velvet armchair, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
Bathroom vanity with a countertop basin and marble backsplash, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
Bathroom with a glass shower partition and dual vanity, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
Bathroom vanity with a black stone countertop and bookmatched marble wall, Duplex on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris

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